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#E451C6

#e451c6 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e451c6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 31.76% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.47% magenta, 13.16% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 312.24°, with 73.13% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #e451c6
  2. #51e46f

Split complementary

  1. #e451c6
  2. #7de451
  3. #51e4b8

Analogous

  1. #b851e4
  2. #e451c6
  3. #e4517d

Triadic

  1. #e451c6
  2. #c6e451
  3. #51c6e4

Tetradic

  1. #e451c6
  2. #e46f51
  3. #51e46f
  4. #51c6e4

Square

  1. #e451c6
  2. #e4b851
  3. #51e46f
  4. #517de4

Monochromatic

  1. #871570
  2. #c91fa7
  3. #e451c6
  4. #ee93dc
  5. #f9d5f1

Shades

#e451c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e451c6
  2. #cd49b2
  3. #b6419e
  4. #a0398b
  5. #893177
  6. #722963
  7. #5b204f
  8. #44183b
  9. #2e1028
  10. #170814
  11. #000000

Tints

#e451c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e451c6
  2. #e762cc
  3. #e974d1
  4. #ec85d7
  5. #ef97dd
  6. #f2a8e3
  7. #f4b9e8
  8. #f7cbee
  9. #fadcf4
  10. #fceef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e451c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e451c6
  2. #da56bf
  3. #d05ab8
  4. #c65fb1
  5. #bc64aa
  6. #b269a3
  7. #a86d9c
  8. #9e7295
  9. #94778e
  10. #8a7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b679a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #547ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8395c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef5984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a26fc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b27fc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb56a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e451c6 {
  color: #e451c6;
}
Background
.bg-e451c6 {
  background-color: #e451c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e451c6 {
  border: 2px solid #e451c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e451c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 81 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e451c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e451c6, #e4517d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e451c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 81 198 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.01 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.86 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.00 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.85 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.58 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.58 #1bae39 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e451c6  rgb(228, 81, 198)  hsl(312, 73%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#51e46f  rgb(81, 228, 111)  hsl(132, 73%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#c6e451  rgb(198, 228, 81)  hsl(72, 73%, 61%)  June Bud
#51c6e4  rgb(81, 198, 228)  hsl(192, 73%, 61%)  Sky Blue